The Collective

Working for a demon is complicated and in his late fifties, Jonathan Hawkins is working hard to maintain relevance in the ageist, racist film industry. Jenny, 26 has moved to Hollywood to pursue a lifelong dream of acting. When she falls in with the Collective everything begins to change. She becomes an assistant to the charismatic, yet elusive Simon Raithe. Curtis, a Variety reporter researching a book on the Collective discovers missing actors so he digs deeper. What he uncovers could topple the entire organization. Maruyama weaves a tale of intrigue, evil, and stardust as she takes you behind the velvet ropes of the film industry into its darkest recesses.